The purpose of this article is to allow uses not specified or excluded from the residential districts as set forth in Article IV, the C-1 Restricted Business District as set forth in Article VI, the C General Business District as set forth in Article VII of this chapter and any unzoned parcel of land when, after consideration of all the interests of the community and the Town as a whole, the Town Board shall determine that a special use permit authorizing the same should be issued.

Within an unzoned area or district, a special use
permit may be issued allowing any use or special use that is allowed
within any of its abutting districts, provided that the chosen abutting
district is expressly authorized to allow special use permits.

The request for a special use permit shall consist of a description
of the premises for which the same is sought, a plan and concise statement
of the use which is proposed and such additional information as shall
be required by the Town Board. Said request shall be accompanied by
a fee as established by the Town Board and shall have attached thereto
a detailed site and development plan prepared as hereinafter required.
The request, fee and detailed site and development plan shall be submitted
to the Town Board by delivery to the Town Clerk, who shall forward
the request and detailed site and development plan to the Planning
Board of the Town for investigation, review, study and report and
recommendation to the Town Board. Within 45 days after receipt of
said information, the Planning Board shall complete its investigation,
review and study and shall report and recommend appropriate action
to the Town Board. Said report from the Planning Board shall be in
writing and may recommend disapproval, approval or approval with modification
and may recommend, in addition thereto, conditions to be imposed thereon.
Upon receipt of the written report and recommendation of the Planning
Board, the Town Board shall advise the petitioner of the content of
the report and recommendation of the Planning Board and shall give
to the petitioner an opportunity to determine whether to proceed to
a public hearing as hereinafter provided. Unless the petitioner shall
withdraw his request for a special use permit, the Town Board shall
thereafter proceed to call a public hearing for the purpose of considering
the request for a special use permit. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
however, if disapproval has been recommended by the Town Planning
Board, the Town Board may, without a public hearing, disapprove the
requested special use permit. Notice of the time and place of the
public hearing shall be given as hereinafter set forth. At such public
hearing all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard
with respect to the request for said special use permit. After the
public hearing, the Town Board shall disapprove or approve or approve
with modification or approve upon such conditions as it shall deem
fit the request for such special use permit. Following the determination
by the Town Board, the request of the petitioner and all other documents
and evidence submitted in connection therewith shall be filed with
the Director of Community Development, and the petitioner shall be
notified of the Town Board's determination. If so determined
by the Town Board, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a special
use permit in such form as shall be prescribed by him and approved
by the Town Board, and said Code Enforcement Officer shall at all
times thereafter regulate and supervise the use of said premises so
long as said special use permit shalt continue in effect.

Notice of the time and place of the public hearing provided for under the provisions of § 215-90 hereof shall be given by the publication of a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town, at least 10 days prior to the date of such hearing, indicating the general nature of the public hearing and the fact that those persons interested therein may be heard at the time and place of such hearing.

The detailed site and development plan shall
include the following information prepared by a professional, certified
and/or licensed to practice in the State of New York engineer, architect,
landscape architect, surveyor or attorney, as may be appropriate:

A drawing on a sheet size no larger than 24 inches
by 36 inches; properly oriented, showing the North point, scale, date,
name of the applicant, name of the owner and name of the person who
prepared the plan.

Any information to show that the proposed special
use and detailed site and development plan are consistent with the
intent, objectives and specific requirements of this chapter and the
general welfare of the Town.

A stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) consistent with the requirements of Chapter 73, Stormwater Management, of the Code of the Town of Tonawanda, if applicable. The SWPPP shall meet the performance and design criteria and standards in § 73-9 of the Code of the Town of Tonawanda. The approved final plat shall be consistent with the provisions of Chapter 73 of the Code of the Town of Tonawanda.

Editor's Note: This local law provided that
it shall be effective on the first day of January after it shall have
been adopted and filed with the office of the Secretary of State.
Said local law was filed 11-23-2007.

The use of the premises in question shall at all times
comply with the determination of the Town Board, the special use permit,
the detailed site and development plan, the request of the petitioner
for the special use permit and all other documents, evidence and data
submitted to the Town Board based upon which the determination and
permit were made and issued.

The special use permit shall be deemed abandoned in
the event that the use permitted thereby is discontinued for a period
of six months or more. The special use permit shall also be deemed
abandoned if the use of the premises permitted by the special use
permit is not commenced within six months from the date of issuance
thereof or if the construction or alteration of the premises as authorized
under this article is not completed within a period of two years from
the issuance of said permit.

The special use permit may be revoked by the Town
Board at any time for a violation of any of the provisions of the
laws, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable thereto. So long
as the special use permit is in use, the Code Enforcement Officer
shall have a right to inspect the premises on reasonable advance notice,
and the holder of said permit and the owner and occupant of the premises
for which the special use permit shall have been issued shall answer
any and all reasonable questions and provide any information reasonably
requested in connection with such use. In the event of a failure to
allow such inspection, a failure to answer such questions or a failure
to provide such information, the Town Board shall have the right to
revoke said special use permit, whereupon the use of such premises
shall be limited to the uses permitted within the district where located
and shall be subject to all conditions applicable therein where no
special use permit has been issued.

Special use permits may be transferred to a subsequent owner
or occupant of the premises for which the same has been issued, provided
that the subsequent owner or occupant shall continue to comply with
all of the conditions and provisions applicable to the special use
permit and provided further that said subsequent owner or occupant
shall, prior to taking possession of such premises, give written notice
to the Planning and Development Department of the Town of Tonawanda
indicating the transfer of the ownership or occupancy of such premises
and shall execute such forms as shall be reasonably required by said
Department.

Except as otherwise specifically provided by
the Town Board in its determination, the premises for which the special
use permit is granted shall be subject to all restrictions and conditions
applicable within the district where such premises is located.

A reapplication for a special use permit request which has been
previously denied by the Town Board of the Town of Tonawanda shall
not be considered unless substantial revisions have been completed
from the original application previously denied, as determined by
the Town Planning Board.